Food mixer support



Oct. 5, 1943. s. BEHAR 2,330,360

FOOD MIXER surronw Original Filed Oct. 6, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet l His Attorney Patented Oct. 5, 1943 FOOD MIXER SUPPORT Sam Behar, Bcrwyn, Ill., assignor to A. F. Dormeyer Mfg. 00., a corporation of Illinois Original application October 6, 1938, Serial No. 233,541. Divided and this application July 12, 1941,, Serial No. 402,201

Claims (01. ass -84:)

The present invention relates to food mixers, and is particularly concerned with electric food mixers of the household type which are also adapted to drive a multiplicity of other food working attachments.

This application is a division of my application, Serial No. 233,541, filed October 6, 1938, for

Electric food mixers, reference to which is hereposition above the bowl, by means of a spring arrangement, so that the motor need not be mounted midway of its ends to pivot past its center of gravity, but it may be mounted at its end; and the device may be supported upon a smaller base and made more stable, due to the retention of the motor on the same side of its center of gravity, with respect to its pivotal point on the standard.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved standard arrangement for holding the motor unit in working position or in a position above the bowl, for removal of the bowl, which also permits the'removal of the motor or driving unit from its support by the handle for operations away from the supporting standard, and in which the standard is'provided with an aligning means whereby the motor is accurately aligned and firmly supported when it is placed upon the standard. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a combination motor unit and junction box and standard,.whereby the heaters are disposed at a predetermined point in relationship to a turntable utilized to support a bowl.

A further object of the invention isto provide an improved support in which the support elements are designed to provide an amply spaced support point for rigid support of the motor during operation, and space to receive connectors which need be available only during initial assembly and for servicing the food mixer.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters of reference indicate similar, parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the. figures, in which,

Fig. 1 is aside elevational view of an electric food mixer of the household type embodying the invention, with the mixer in the mixing. position on the standard;

'Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectionalfview, taken through. the vertical axis of. thestandard, showing the mode of pivotal attachment of 'the motor unit on the supporting, standard, with the motor in the backwardly tilted position that. is used when the bowl isto beremoved;

Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2, showing the parts in the position which they. assume when the beatersare immixing position in the bowl;

Fig.- 4 is a verticalsec'tional' view, taken on a plane passing. through thezaxis of the-motor drive shaft limited toa showing. of the; details of con.- struction oi the driving unit for the food mixer;

Fig. 5 is another vertical sectional view, taken onthe plane of the line 5:-5 of Fig; 4, looking in the direction of the" arrows, showing other details of construction of the governor;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view, showing a rear elevation of the top? of the'standard, with the motor removed;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary. frontelevational- View of the end. of themoto'r supporting column;

I a plurality of screws passing through the base and threaded into the standard 33.

The base 32' comprises a cast metal member having a top flange 38' and a depending border flange 39,1the latter being provided with amultiplicity of downwardly extending. lugs it, which form legs. for the base, and which are provided with internal bores All for receiving; the reduced; cylindrical portion lZ Oi-a rubber foot 43. The area of the base 32. is such that it is adapted to support bowls of any: size which are likely to be used, andcso that the'motor unit 3! is stably supported. at all times; and particularly when other attachments are appiied to the driving .unit.

,Thus the base 32 extendslaterally' beyond 'tl ie end of thedriving unit 3 i as shown in Fig. 1, .and also at both sides of the driving unit 3i.

The column .or standard 33 comprisesa hollow, cast metal member, having a fiat bottom edge: which engages the topflange 38 of thebasez32, to

which it is secured by screw bolts, as previously described.

The column 33 tapers toward the top, and by virtue of its enlarged bottom area provides a firmer engagement between the column and base.

At its upper end it is provided with an inwardly extending body or tang 16, which is formed with an upwardly extending hook formation or lip I1 surrounding a partially cylindrical groove I8.

The groove 18' is adapted to receive the pivotv pin I5 of the motor unit, and there is a suf.

slidably engage the complementary cylindrical curved surface 82 on the lower end of :the motorsupportingbracket or extension 83. I

The standard is providedwith a forwardly extending arm or extension 34, forming an integral part of the standard,"and borderedby-the upwardly extending border flange 85 on each side. The arm. 84 is also reinforced by a, pair of symmetrically locatedreinforcing ribs 86, 81,

' which terminate in the lug IE5, which bears the hook TI. The reinforcing ribs 8d, 87 are spaced from each other to form a recess and are provided with the tapered camming surfaces 86', 8? for engaging a complementary lug or boss 88 carried by the motor housing 99 (Fig. 4) for the purpose of effecting the positive alignment of the motor with the standard arm 84 when the motor is in mixing position.

The standard is alsoprovided with a flat seating surface 9| at the juncture of the arm 84, and themain standard body 33, for supportinga retaining spring 92, which is provided with a pair of retaining arms 83 and an attaching flange Q4. The attachingflange is secured to the surface QI by means of a screw bolt 95 whichris. threaded into a threaded bore in the standard, and the spring is preferably provided with a pair of upwardly extending arms 93 carried by hairpin bends 96, one arm being located on each side of the pair of reinforcing flanges 86, 87.

The motor housing Bil has its rear cover member 98 provided with a depending supporting bracket 83, which comprises a rear yoke 99, and a pair of forwardly extending flanges IN.

The flanges Iilfiand yoke 99 carry at their lower ends a pair of inwardly extending lugs Ilil to provide thesupporting bracket 83 with sufficient body for carrying the pivot pin T9. The lugs IilI are provided with registering bores for receiving the pivot pin I9, which comprises a cy-.-

lindrical metal member having a slightly enlarged and knurled surface at one end, so that when it is driven into the bores it is fixedly secured in the supporting bracket 33.

The lugs IIlI on the supporting bracket 830i 7 the motor are spaced sufficiently to receive be- Thelugs IEH are provided at.

backward until the point of longest radius of the cam I02 passes the line of centers between the supporting bracket 94 of the spring and the pivot pin 19.

At this time a depending stop lug 1213 on the motor bracket 83 engages a shoulder IE4 on the standard, preventing further backward tilting of the motor, and at this time the motor has been lifted sufficiently so that the beater elements and36 are above the bowl, so that the bowl 31 can be removed.

The motor 3| does not tilt back far enough to move its center of gravity from the overhanging position offFigL 1 to a backward position, but the motor is held in the elevated position of Fig. 2 by means cfthe spring 92.

The tilt-back spring 92 is preferably stiifened by means of an auxiliary stiffening spring I85,

having an upwardly extending stiffening arm I06. The side flanges I00 of the motor-supporting bracket 83 are spaced from each other sufliciently so that they fit between the upwardly extending border flanges 85 on the forwardly extending arm 84 of the standard Thus, when the motor is in the mixing position of Fig. 1, all of the details of construction and mechanism relating to .the motor support between the motor and standard are enclosed in the housing which comprises the arm 84, flanges85, and parts 29, It il.

The motor is firmly supported on the standard and base, but may be very conveniently removed by merely lifting its pivot pin '29 out of the groove "it. When the bowl is to be removed, the motor need only be tilted backward, where it will beheld by the retaining spring 82, and the beating elements are then in position so that any drippage drips back into the bowl 3?.

Due to the support of the motor 55 at its rear end, a much larger overhang is provided, and larger bowlsmay be used with any of thedevices of the prior art. 1

The rear cover member 98 is adapted to house the controlling switch structure, the rear armature shaft bearings, and the speed controlling governor. The middle housing or body portion is adapted to house the main mo tor structure, such as the field and armature, and to support the brushes for the commutator. I

Thus, the rear cover member 98 is substantially hemispherical in shape, but slightly pointed, and it is hollow and provided with a reduced cylindrical portion I50, which is adapted 'to be received within a flange I5I carried by the middle body section 90.

The cable emerges from the rear housing member 98 through a bore I58, protected by a rubber bushing I5Q, and is anchored by means of a ring of wire I60, which is clamped about the rubber cable I51, inside the housing. The rear housing member 98 also has a lower wall ISI which, with .a cover plate I62, forms a connection box 163 for housing the soldered connections between the conductors of the cable I51 and the insulated wires in the housing.

The plate I62 is secured'in place by a screw bolt I64 and has the areaof the plate IE2 such that it fits within the side flanges I06 of the motor-supporting bracket 83, the single screw I64 being adapted to hold it in place.

The present base and stand structure supports the motor at its rear end instead of a point midway between the ends, asin the devices of the prior art; and therefore the motor may be provided with a greater overhang, permitting the use of larger vessels. 1

Instead of endeavoring to balance the motor upon its pivot, the present; motor unit is adapted to be held in elevated position by a spring latching means, and it is not necessary to elevate the motor the same degree in the present device as it is in the devices of the prior art, where the motor must be moved over until its center of gravity is located behind the column.

While I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of all changes within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In an electric food mixer, the combination of a base having an upwardly extending motorsupporting column, with a motor driving unit for a food mixer, said motor driving unit having means for pivotal engagement with said column, said column having an open bearing socket with an overhanging lip to receive said pivotal means whereby the motor may be pivotally supported on the column or may be removed from said column by lifting the motor, and inter-engaging guide members carried by said motor and column at points spaced from said pivot means for-aligning said motor with said column with the motor is fixedly secured on said column, said pivot means being located at one end of said motor, and means interengaging the column and motor driving unit for supporting the motor in an elevated position comprising a detent and a spring frictionally engaging the detent to hold the motor driving unit in its elevated position.

2. In a food mixer, a motor housing, a gear housing secured thereto and adapted to receive a downwardly extending agitator therein that develops a lateral force tending to rotate the housing when operating under working conditions, 21. support forwardly arched at its upper end, said motor housing having intermediate its ends a downwardly extending tapering boss engaging in a correspondingly tapered socket upon the forward end of the support and cooperating therewith to force the housings rearwardly with respect to the support under weight loads, a downwardly extending portion at the rear end of the motor housing provided with two horizontally spaced lugs interconnected by a horizontal pin disposed well below the motor housing, said column having a tang receivable between said horiing an open bearing socket for'said pivotal means opening in a generally vertical direction with said pivotal means engaging the socket When the members are moved towards each other in a e, generally vertical direction and said engagement being released when the driving unit member is lifted directly upward from its working position, a lip overhanging the socket interengaging guide members carried by said members at spaced points from said pivot means for aligning said members with respect to each other when the pivot means is located in said socket, said guide members including weight supporting walls disposed at an angle to the vertical tending to displace the members horizontally at the socket to hold the pivot means under said lip when the members are disposed in their working position.

4. In a food mixer having a bowl, a motor housing, a support, and a gear housing on the motor housing driving a depending beater on the bowl in a manner developing a lateral force, the combination of a weight bearing couple between a portionoi the motor housing and a forwardly arched portion of the upper end of the support overhanging the bowl'including a tapered boss upon one of the portions engaging in a tapered recess in the other portion mutually cooperating open bearing socket receiving the pin, said bearing opening in a generally vertical direction to zontally spaced lugs and provided with an open bearing with an overhanging lip that receives said pin only when the pin is moved downwardly and rearwardly, beaters, tapering boss and spaced lugs forming a triangle wherein the housing is supported against relative rotation induced by the beaters at vertically and horizontally spaced points by the lug and socket engagement automatically wedging itself tightly under working conditions, yet freely disengageable by a direct upward and slightly forward lift of the housing, and a handle for manually balancing said housings to provide the requisite upward lift.

3. In an electric food mixer, the combination of an upwardly extending motor supporting column member and a driving unit member for a food mixer, means upon one of the members for pivotally supporting the driving unit member upon the column member for relative tilting about a horizontal axis, the other of said members havreceive the pin only when the pinand socket approach each other vertically, said beater, taperedboss and spaced lugs forming a triangle wherein the housing is supported against the effort imposed by the beater at vertically and horizontally spaced points whereby said boss and recess automatically wedge tightly under working conditions, yet are freely disengageable by a vertical separation by a lifting of the housing vertically from the support, and a handle for lifting said housing from the support.

5. In an electric food mixer, the combination of a base defining a major axis and having an upwardly extending column at one end, a motor unit overhanging the base and adapted to receive a plurality of interdigitating beaters driven by the motor and depending therefrom in a bowl mounted upon the base, the shafts of the beaters being spaced from one another longitudinally of the major axis, means for pivotally mounting the motor unit on said column comprising an open bearing socket upon one and a socket engaging element upon the other of said column and motor unit, said socket opening substantially vertically and havingan overhanging lip whereby said motor may optionally be pivotally moved about a horizontal axis or moved rectilinearly, Y 

